The Inaugural CAULLT/HERDSA Award for Outstanding Leadership in Research and Development in Higher Education

CAULLT and HERDSA are delighted to report that as part of our recent Memorandum of Understanding, the Inaugural CAULLT / HERDSA Award for Outstanding Leadership in Research and Development in Higher Education was established and is now available for application for 2025.

The Award recognises evidence of an individual’s innovative and effective leadership in higher education research and development in a broad range of categories that enhances teaching, learning, and student experience in higher education.

Application form available for download

Please submit this form and application (5 pages maximum) via email to CAULLT Secretariat (secretariat@caullt.edu) by 6 pm AEST on 15 September 2025. Late applications will not be considered.

Finalists will be notified by 22 September 2025. Award winners will be announced at the 2025 CAULLT Conference on 24 October 2025.

Last years winners:

Contemporary Approaches to University Teaching MOOC and its review

Professor Agnes Bosanquet (Torrens University) and Associate Professor Marina Harvey (Macquarie University)

The Work-Integrated Learning Curriculum Classification Framework (WILCCF)

Associate Professor Bonnie Amelia Dean (University of Wollongong) and Professor Michelle J. Eady (University of Wollongong)